Michigan's Great Lakes Case Study

The Flint water crisis is an issue that has been plaguing the state of Michigan for over two years and has no feasible end in sight. The neglect of various government officials and employees has culminated in a public health danger for thousands of Michigan residents, by way of consumption of water with high levels of lead. Though the individuals deemed responsible for this deplorable situation have lost or resigned from their positions, and some criminal charges have been brought about, there is still a lot that has to be done to try and repair the damage that they did.

The inaccessibility of clean water has burdened Flint Michigan in recent years; however it is not algal bloom or overflowing sewers that has contaminated local water sources, rather it is highly corrosive water that destroyed old lead pipes. Flint, Michigan is located a little over an hour north of the lively city of Detroit. Flint’s population totals around 100,000 citizens. This city has attracted nationwide attention, in the last few years, as economic despair and widespread water contamination continues to burden the suburb to this day. Economic tension in Flint surfaced in 2011, when the state’s auditing determined that Flint was buried by economic ruin: precisely a $25 million deficit. As a result, in April of 2015, the water supply

(General view of water pollution) Another Source that I have come across in my research, that I believe will be of great value is the book entitled, Clean Water, Quality Recreation for Michigan. This book should give a broader and general view of water pollution, specifically in the state of Michigan to my

1.The term "Three Fires" refers to the dominant tribes in Michigan during the early 1600s. The three tribes were:

1. According to Data USA, the population of Flint Michigan in 2014 was 99,802. 41.2% of the population in Flint, MI live below the poverty line, a number that high higher than the national average of 14.7%. Households in Flint, have a median annual income of $24,862 which is less than

She fights for the economy and the middle class, working to turn Michigan’s economy around and cut taxes for the middle class. Yet, most of the biggest issues in Michigan deal with the environment such as solar energy, the dying off of bees and global warming. However, the most pressing issue in Michigan environment is the pollution in the water, especially in the Great Lakes and more recently with the toxic water in Flint. Protecting the Great Lakes is one of Stabenow’s most important issues as she “believes protecting our Great Lakes for future generations must be a top priority” (“Protecting Our Great Lakes”). In Flint, the entire water supply was toxic and dangerously unsafe to use, severely harming hundreds of people as there was no other water to use. It became a huge controversy as news was leaked that the mayor of Flint knew about the toxic water supply and did nothing to stop the problem. Stabenow has been a huge supporter in helping Flint get the clean water the town deserves. Stabenow and Gary Peters, the other Michigan senator, proposed a 220-million-dollar bill that would directly help the situation and Flint and hopefully give them new, clean water (Burke, “$220M Proposal Affecting

Lake Erie is thriving biologically but not in the way one might think. It’s poisoned with toxic algal blooms that grow in the phosphorus-concentrated waters millions of Canadians and Americas alike depend on for drinking water. Unfortunately, this is also not the first time this has happened to the Great, not-so-great Lake.

Michigan is the only state in the union composed to two separated peninsulas. At the closest point, the upper and lower peninsulas are a mere five miles apart. In the early twentieth century, the only way to make the trip across the five miles of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron was to take a boat ride from one side to the other. As businesses expanded and industry grew, the demand to cross the lakes for travel and commerce purposes grew. The only way to cross the lake was by means of a ferry service, which was unable to keep up with consumer demand. Michigan residents were unable to get convenient and frequent transport between the peninsulas. They needed a consistent, fast, and safe way to travel freely from the mainland to the

How Water Shaped Michigan For many years, I have always wondered how Michigan was shaped. I did not realize that water could have such a huge impact on the way Michigan was made. From doing research, I recognized that there has been four Ice Ages on Earth. The last Ice Age, Pleistocene Epoch began and ended two million years to 12,000 years. At this time, hot and cold temperatures swayed and glaciers receded to advance into the interglacial periods. In the United States, and around the world glaciers have carved out our landscape, making what the world is today.

The state of Michigan is in a serious crisis! The governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, seems to not care about the poor people of the state of Michigan. One of the state of Michigan’s urban school system, in the city of Detroit, is unhealthy, disorganized and is not equipped with the necessary supplies, equipment or resources to effectively or safely teach students. The water pipes in Flint, Michigan are filled with lead and citizens in Flint who drink, bathe, and cook with the municipal water have incurred lead poisoning.

The purpose of this report is to propose a solution to the problem of reduced drinking water quality due to chemical pollution. Some bodies of water in the United States are becoming polluted from chemicals and restrictions are needed to protect drinking water quality.

How Water Shapes Michigan While introducing myself to people, I use my hands as a guide to where I live in Michigan. This is very common for people to do in the state of Michigan. The state of Michigan is very interesting geographically and how much water has shaped the state is shocking. Water has shaped the land of Michigan through erosion, deposition, and transportation. Examples of these include rivers, glaciers, and human influences.

The Flint Water Crisis What is the first thing you think of when someone mentions Idaho? Potatoes, right? What about Florida, do oranges come to mind? Universally, Michigan is known for the Great Lakes. Given the fact that the Michigan Great Lakes are the largest supply of fresh water on earth, it is unimaginable that Flint residents are in the midst of a water crisis (“Great Lakes”). The Flint water crisis was man-made and potentially poisoned 100,000 people; tragically, it will affect the city of Flint as well as these people for years to come. This crisis could have been prevented by remaining with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department, (DWSD), including an anti-corrosive additive to the water, and systematically replacing the aging lead pipe infrastructure.

Erie, Michigan is located in southeast Michigan which is part of Monroe County, and has slowly grown to a community of just under 5,000 people and has remained a largely rural community. Erie was started in 1790, where there was a log church named St. Joseph and then in 1827 there was a post office established, which was named Bay Settlement. The township covers 30 square miles, 25 of those square miles are land and 5.6 square miles is water. Erie township boarders Lake Erie, which is the fourth largest lake of the five great lakes, and the tenth largest lake globally.

As the Great lakes play such an important role in providing safe drinking water to North America water quality and treatment are both important topics for the Great Lakes and the people that depend on them. We have spent billions of dollars to provide safe drinking water to citizen of North America and